Answer to Question #23409 in Algebra for clarkie

Question #23409

If 14% of the 220 million adult Americans live in poverty, how many adult Americans live in poverty?

Expert's answer

14% of the 220 million is

N = 220 000 000 * (14%/100%) = 220 000 000 * (0.14%) = 30 800 000.

So, 30.8 million of adult Americans live in poverty.

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